gift
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The state of Connecticut said his estate owed $13.2 million in estate and gift taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“Trusts can be effective tools to help manage and protect your assets and may reduce or even eliminate costs related to wealth transfer, such as probate fees and gift and estate taxes,” according to Fidelity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I have visions of older gentlemen going out at night and doing it in balaclavas and golf jumpers,” said Susan Oliver, who runs SO & Co., a fashion accessories and gift store in town.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
It was also the first color portrait I had ever painted, and it reassured me I had a gift.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
And it was time that gift served Deadwood once again.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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However, there is an exemption for gifts and benefits that are "purely personal".
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
The district letter stated that, even if Carvalho had filled out disclosure forms properly, the amounts he allegedly accepted in gifts far exceeded the legal limit, which the letter noted was $590 in 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s financial statements show he has reported accepting honors gala tickets from CBS or its parent company eight times since his 2017 appointment to the commission, totaling over $75,000 in gifts.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Some schools are hiring archivists to locate those letters and re-evaluate the terms of gifts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“One day we bundled gifts in our backpack and crossed a bridge outstretched like the universe. And we made it to the other side, thirsty, in awe.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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His contribution is set to go to an unnamed charity that is "dedicated to protecting First Amendment rights" and will be gifted in the name of Ina Steiner, according to the couple's lawyers.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Noting both the profound sadness and farcical tragedy ahead “if those who are gifted stay silent,” Lillian Smith in 1951 hoped for a better future.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
Thousands of the jammers have already been gifted to Kyiv to help its armed forces maintain drone operations, according to London.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
James Drayton is socially gauche but academically gifted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Yes. Laura is an extremely gifted member of our church. A crucial member. As you could be.”
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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But he said he was passionate about his opposition to this "gifting culture", adding: "We've been doing this for 15 years and we've never gifted anything to anyone really."
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Warren Buffett did not donate to the Gates Foundation this year, ending a two-decade run of gifting Berkshire Hathaway shares to the philanthropy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Critics have raised a host of ethical, constitutional and security concerns about the gifting of an aircraft worth hundreds of millions of dollars by a foreign power like Qatar.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
That means if you use the funds for things like investing or gifting to family, the interest doesn’t qualify.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
“Thank you for the ride,” she says, gifting him with a radiant smile.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
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